March 1, 2006. The battle of the sexes may even extend to aspirin: A new meta-analysis, or "study of studies," finds the cardio-protective medication benefits men differently than it does women, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

The seventh issue of Cancer Prevention has arrived

A new technique for vasectomy reversal increases the chances for fertility for men who undergo the procedure. The Microdot technique facilitates more accurate placement of sutures, which, in turn, helps to secure a leak proof reconnection of the vas deferens, the sperm conducting tube with an internal diameter of only 1/100 of an inch.

Cornell University President Hunter Rawlings today announced that the university's medical college has been named in honor of its long-time supporters Joan and Sanford I. Weill.

Patients with advanced esophageal cancer now have an alternative to the standard, and often-times painful, Nd: YAG laser therapy. It is called Photofrin, a unique light-activated drug for photodynamic therapy and it's now being used by physicians at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, one of only three medical centers in the city with this technology.

A new study published in the August 6 issue of Nature provides further evidence that human herpes virus 8 (HHV8), also known as Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Virus (KSHV), is the cause of Kaposi's sarcoma, the most common malignancy for people with HIV.

A new hypothesis linking cerebrovascular disease to the onset of depression in elderly patients provides impetus for the further study of the treatment and mechanisms of depression.

Research conducted at The New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College has found that a natural component of human saliva has a very powerful effect in blocking the growth of laboratory strains of HIV as well as AIDS viruses taken directly from patients. This finding could lead to the development of natural inhibitors to HIV transmission.